Also. the figures do not reflect over 8.500 Haitians who have entered the United States since last October 1. and the many thousands of Haitians who came to the United States beginning in 1972 but prior to April 1. 1980. and who do not even now have any permanent legal status in this country. The total estimate of Haitian population 40.000 to 50.000. These figures illustrate the magnitude of the crisis faced by this country last year and the degree to which our immigration laws could not be enforced. I recommend to our colleagues that they examine these estimates with great care. as they indicate that the entrants have been located in significant numbers in at least 34 States in all areas of the United States. Clearly. this issue must continue to be met at the Federal level. and local communities must be able to rely on Federal assistance. Nevertheless. the real issue remains the necessity of stopping the flow of illegal aliens. and the use of U.S. law to permit what amounts to unlimited entry. Unlimited entry through the use of requests for political asylum is a new phenomenon which in effect circumvents the whole concept of a fairly paced entry system which is the most generous in the world. The administration must stop immediately the practice of releasing aliens without sponsors from the Krome North processing facility in south Dade County and open additional facilities outside Florida until a policy is adopted and impemented to halt the illegal flow of aliens.
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